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What is a nebulizer?

What is a nebulizer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A device used to convert liquid into a fine spray of aerosols, by means of oxygen, compressed air, or ultrasonic vibration; sometimes also referred to as an atomizer.
  2. (medicine) A device used to administer a medicine into the lungs, by converting the medicine from liquid state into a fine spray of aerosols, to be inhaled through the nose or mouth. The conversion of liquid medicine is performed by means of oxygen or compressed air or ultrasonic vibration, which differ from the aerosolizing means used by inhalers and vaporizers.
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A nebulizer machine turns liquid medicine into a vapor that you can breathe.
The liquid is drawn into a nebulizer, which breaks it up into a spray of tiny droplets.
Most people should be able to use a mouthpiece rather than a facemask with their nebulizer.
The same nebulizer can be activated by the pressure of oxygen from a tank, or of air from an ordinary bicycle pump.
Patients and control subjects inhaled 2 mL of PDE through a hand nebulizer.
The unit's automatic cut-off feature ensures that the fan and nebulizer are automatically switched off when the water reservoir is empty.

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